Deal expected during Chinese President Xi Jinping's Europe visit later this month.
Chief executive of British bookmakers firm was given a total remuneration package of £4.7m in 2013.
Mercuria has been front-runner to buy JPM unit, according to Reuters.
Standard Chartered's 'Saadiq' brand makes African debut.
Other members only plan to suspend G8 summit in Russia's Sochi, says German Chancellor
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The ONS revealed that there are now more than 30 million people in work in the UK.
Indian importers paying people to smuggle gold in flower pots, mobile phones and body cavities.
The Co-operative Group announces changes to its Executive Management team
Britain's opposition also slammed the Conservative Party over 24 'Tory tax rises'
From the Golden Arches to the Swoosh sign, what is the financial worth of famous logos?
The new 12-sided coin will be replaced by a new model based on the old threepenny bit
Fine is one of the largest ever imposed on auto maker.
Barclays faces a shareholder backlash at its AGM in April this year
Former senior Fifa official Jack Warner and family were paid about $2m by Qatari firm, according to Daily Telegraph.
Labour's shadow chief secretary to Treasury Chris Leslie outlines catalogue of tax rises
Edward Snowden reveals NSA system that stores all calls for 30 days and pulls up audio files of old calls
Alison McGovern tells IBTimes UK she secured debate after ONS doubled controversial contract estimate
Getty images photographer Matt Cardy returns to the village of Moorland now floodwaters have receded.
GM Mary Barra CEO appoints Jeff Boyer as Vice President, Global Vehicle Safety
See pictures of trainees at Tianjiao taught emergency evacuation procedures and close-quarter combat skills.
TV personality former The Apprentice star says businesses should only hire top performers.
19-year-old Will Shackleton will work at Facebook this summer after winning the UK Cyber Security Challenge.
Former JP Morgan banker Kenneth Bellando jumped to his death from a six-storey building in New York.
A cybercriminal campaign dubbed Operation Windigo has seized control of 25,000 Unix servers attacking half a million computers daily.
Micex shares rise as initial sanctions against Moscow do not target businesses.
The UK video game industry hope the Games Tax Relief (GTR) will be given the green light
Billionaire Steven Cohen referred to anonymously in new US SEC lawsuit.
Britain's trade and investment minister backs HSBC's Global Connections report
Brits are set to spend more than £1,000 online each this year